Rensselaer at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, October 3, 1909, page 12

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  CORNELL BEGINS WELL Scored 4gainSt, HOzceUer, on PRETTY Goal from the Field. Ithaca n Y. oct 2.-Cornen won the first game Of her Football season here to-day by defeating the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute team of Troy by score of 16 To 3. One of Corneu’s touch downs was directly the result of a clever forward pass Wood. to Tydemann. The other two We’re made on straight line bucking. with Gass carry ing he ball. one of these made possible by Shankey’s tumble his own 20-yard line RENSSELAER, Polytechnic Institute scored on pretty drop kick by Inglis from the 45-yard line Throughout the first half Cornell showed fine aggressive work. OF The forwards, Seagrave broke through repeatedly, dropping Inglis in his tracks twice and blocking Of his punts Seagrave’s size and agility make him all excellent man for the centre position. Monk fast and did excellent work on the offence The line, as a whole charged and blocked Well and threw Summers repeatedly for losses In the back field Tydemann was consistent and effective in making his distance, and Smith was fast and gained a good deal of ground Wood handled the team better than Baker at quarter back, although both used the forward passes we’ll Crosby and Hurlbut stopped almost every pla = directed at the ends Inglis was the star for Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute in both ground gaining and kicking Shankey and Strafford also worked well. The lne-u9 follows.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 3, 1909, page 1

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  CORNELL WINS FIRST BATTLE Rensselaer, scores ON Long Kick by Captain IngIis, ITHACA, n. Y, Oct. 2.-Cornell won its first foot ball battle OF the season today. defeating Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute, 16 TO 3. The fact that Cornell was scored upon was due to the excellent kicking ability Of Captain Inglis Of the visitors, who landed a goal from the forty-five-yard line. The playing was rather ragged. for all save four men on the Cornell team We’re new. During the second half substitutlons were made in nearly every position to try out the second team men. many Of whom excelled the playing Of the original team. Summary: Goal from touchdown: Tydeman. TouchdOWns; Gass, 2; Tydeman, /. Goal from field: Inglis. Time Of halves: 20 and Is minutes, respectively.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 3, 1909, page 60

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  SCORED ON CORNELL. Good Kicking Gives Distinction to Rensselaer, Institute. ITHACA. N. Y, October 2.-Cornell won it’s first foot ball battle of the season today. defeating Rensselaer, Poly technic Institute 16 to 3. The fact that Cornell was scored upon was due to the excellent kicking ability of Capt. 1nglis of the visitors, who landed a goal from the 45-yard line. The playing was rather ragged. for all save four men on the Cornell team were new. During the Sec ond half substitutions were made in nearly every position to try out the sec ond team men, many of whom excelled the playing of the original team. The iine-np.

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Cornell leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.